swedes

Turnip-like winter roots

Swedes are large, round root vegetables with yellowish flesh and purple-tinged skin, also called rutabagas in North America.

They're a cross between cabbage and turnip, commonly mashed or added to stews: We roasted swedes with carrots and parsnips.

The flavor is mildly sweet and earthy. (Capitalized Swedes are people from Sweden.)

vegetable

rutabaga

Brassica root vegetable

mashed · roasted · glazed · diced · cruciferous · tuber · fodder · biennial · cultivar · kohlrabi

harvest

reaping

Cutting crops for collection

  • autumnPost-summer cooling period
  • cropCultivated agricultural plants
  • yieldProduce or relinquish

storage · farmers · fieldwork · produce · pulling · digging · frost · bushel · market · seasonal

Categories
Opposites
geographic/cultural opposition

swedesDanes

Citizens of Copenhagen's country

Norwegians · Russians · Mediterraneans · Italians · Spaniards

stereotypical national character

swedesItalians

Natives of Rome's nation

Brazilians · Spaniards · Greeks · Nigerians · Mexicans

Phrases
Family

Sweden, Swedish, swede, Swede

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G